Hope Botanical Gardens

Hope Botanical Gardens, also known as the Royal Botanical Gardens, is a 200-acre (81 ha) park and gardens located in St Andrew, Jamaica.

Hope Botanical Gardens, Jamaica

History

Major Richard Hope's estate was established after 1655 when the British took over Jamaica from the Spanish.[1] Richard Hope was a commander in the British Army and received his estate due to his assistance in gaining control of Jamaica.[2] It was developed as a sugar plantation with a watermill.

In the 19th century the property was inherited by Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos. According to the Legacies of British Slave-Ownership research centre at University College London, Buckingham was the beneficiary of payment as a slave owner in the aftermath of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 with the Slave Compensation Act 1837.[3]

The gardens were established in 1873 from a section of the estate.[4]

Attractions

Attractions at the gardens include a palm grove, a cactus garden, an orchid house, and ornamental ponds.[2] This site is maintained by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Jamaica).

References
  1. David Howard (2005). Kingston: A Cultural and Literary History. Signal Books. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-1-902669-37-3.
  2. "Kingston, Hope Gardens". Jamaica Travel and Culture .com. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. "Richard Plantagenet Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos". Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. "Hope Botanical Gardens". Visit Jamaica. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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